MJ Delaney

MJ Delaney is a British director. She is known for her work on Ted Lasso, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2022.

Career Delaney was born in London and graduated from Oxford University in 2007. She found early success in 2010 by making a parody of the music video for "Empire State of Mind", with the song rewritten to praise the Welsh town of Newport. The video's viral popularity led to her work directing well-received ads for organizations such as Aldi Süd and Plan International. She also directed an episode of Coming Up. Her feature-film debut, Powder Room, was released in 2013. She later directed the final two episodes of the first season of Ted Lasso, receiving an Emmy nomination for "The Hope That Kills You". Delaney returned for Ted Lassos second season and won an Emmy for directing the episode "No Weddings and a Funeral". Delaney was part of the directing team of the Disney+ show Renegade Nell, which premiered on 29 March 2024 on the streaming service.

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Directors Guild of America Awards 2021 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "The Hope That Kills You") 2022 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "No Weddings and a Funeral") Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2022 Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy Ted Lasso (for "No Weddings and a Funeral") Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "The Hope That Kills You") 2022 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "No Weddings and a Funeral")